The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1987
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen L Frost, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Charles W Watkins, Ooltelwah, TN (US);
Assignee:
Tuftco Corporation, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
112 8055 ;
Abstract
A looper apparatus for a multiple needle tufting machine in which the bill of each cut pile hook is shaped to have a rear straight cutting portion and a free end portion transversely offset from the cutting portion to seize a loop from a corresponding needle and guide the loop along a path offset from the normal longitudinal row of stitching in order to extend the side of the loop on the cutting side of the hook so that, when the loop is cut, the legs of the cut pile tuft will be substantially equal.